Legal Opinion

Gillespie v. Coffey

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 2, 1987No. 8625SC1257PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Judge.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to all of the defendants. We do not agree.

Concerning the granting of summary judgment to the City of Lenoir, we note the following statute. G.S. l-50(5)a states:

No action to recover damages based upon or arising out of the defective or unsafe condition of an improvement to real property shall be brought more than six years from the later of the specific last act or omission of the defendant giving rise to the cause of action or substantial completion of the improvement.

The City of Lenoir claims that this…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Parker v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  2. Lindstrom v. ChesnuttCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wilson v. McLeod Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  2. In re Camp Lejeune North Carolina Water Contamination LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
  3. Dawson v. N.C. Department of Environment & Natural ResourcesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  4. Dawson v. DEPT. OF ENV'T & NAT. RESOURCESCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  5. Holt v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2016

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